And it just seems like they're stumbling a- along, trying to figure out how to do that

thatI, I completely agree.

I think that the story is sort of, sort of dumbed down so that kids like it, and I c- I see a lot of kids liking it, and that's totally fine.

You know, they, they can like it.

But I completely agree that, like, growing up, we didn't have, um...

Like, the, the content that we consumed, it, it, you didn't speak down to kids.

So like, uh, going back and watching, you know, the X-Men animated series and Batman: The Animated Series, those are, those are really good, and I watched those when I was, when I was younger with my brothers.

It sounded like really happened.

Well, have we missed anything? Um, is there any topic or, or thing we haven't covered that you wanted to be sure to let folks know about?

Yeah.

Let me...

Can I go over, like, a few excursions that we did real quick? I don't, I know I didn't mention those.

So, um, for Cozumel, we booked one outside of Disney.

It is, am I gonna say it wrong, Chankanaab, um, Park.

And, um, so we did swimming with dolphins there.

[laughs]

Right

...

they were trash, and they lost a lot of money.

And so now they're just interested in making more money again.

Let's, let's bring it back.

Let's bait the audience into coming back by giving them, uh, the X-Men.

We're gonna bring back Robert Downey Jr., he's not gonna be playing Iron Man, but he's, he'll be playing Dr. Doom, so you get to see that.

Go ahead

Right.

[laughs] Yeah, I'm just tired of all these characters being used for very superficial reasons, just to, "We're seeing Darth Vader again.

Yay." Like, did we really need it? Do we need to see Darth Maul again, again in another show? But even though it's, I guess it's well made, but yeah, it just seems like a, uh, it's just a justification to smash action figures together without any true thought of what does this mean for the characters, why are we doing this, what's the story motivations? Is it, is it gonna contribute anything that will enrich the character in the universe?

Aw.

[gasps] Yeah.

Uh, yeah, you can, uh, find me here on YouTube.

I do sci-fi and fantasy news and analysis.

And yeah, I just opened an Etsy store.

That's why he got mad.

Yeah.

I don't think the issue was the dog.

The issue was you were babysitting, and it was inappropriate to have a man over there when you were babysitting.

That's why the father was mad.

He didn't say anything about the dog.

He didn't want anyone else there when you were watching his kid, which I understand.

But yeah, the dog was the problem.

Why do you believe that we need to be talking a lot more about rec hockey?

Um, because it's the foundation of the sustainability of our sport.

I mean, I, I think that's the biggest realization that a lot of clubs are, are coming to.

Um, a lot of our partners that we work with, and even, even clubs that just reach out w- you know, to learn more about who we are and what we do, the common theme, and I think Matty can echo this, but the common theme with everybody is they're starting to recognize that the sport isn't sustainable if the base isn't your most vibrant, if the, if the introductory experience isn't the most positive, the most welcoming, the most culturally relevant.

Whatever you do after that, your, your pyramid's gonna kinda suck if you don't focus on that part of it, um, and make that, that, the foundation of who you are as a, as a club.

What do you got?

N- no, Matty's spot on, and I think, I, I mean, Vex can chime in here too from an off-ice component.

I mean, obviously he works with clubs and works with kids of all levels, all abilities, and-I think from a leadership standpoint, a lot of clubs put the grassroots, the house rec hockey as not only an afterthought, it's, it's worse than that.

So Steph, how did you get involved in all of this?

Well, when I moved to the village about five years ago, my neighbor, uh, introduced me into the group, and we've got a lovely verge out the front of our house, so I helped her a little bit.

And then when, um, when she moved villages, I then took over management [laughs] of, of our little verge there.

Why do you like doing this with him?

I think it's important that, you know, children get to experience the outside and learn what it feels like to be in nature.

What was your take? It wasn't an attempt to rewrite Beat It, and Mick Jagger was cool in 1984? Is this-

Well, I was very young when this came out, but I was old enough to appreciate music, and I had a group of friends, you know, like-minded.

We were very pop-centric.

We weren't into metal or any of that stuff, but when this song came out, it was snappy, and it had a good beat, and we loved Michael Jackson.

And so by virtue of that, the song was great, but as I've gotten older, I have listened to it multiple times.

I love it.

The beat is so catchy.

I learned how to play guitar to a lot of these songs.

I know.

Well, did you hear the thing too, like the Reese's, which, like, broke my heart 'cause I love a Reese's.

The founder or one of the sons of the founder was saying it came out with all this Easter candy that some of the Reese's didn't use real milk chocolate.

They used something, and they just...

So you have to look at your bag when you buy it really carefully.

If it says peanut butter and milk chocolate, that's legit, but if it just says peanut butter and a chocolate coating, it's not milk chocolate.

So he got really upset about that.

Yeah

And, and places like Criticalist are going to be where people are gonna start looking because they're like, "Well, hey, I'll just trust my friends and family and, and the people that think the way that I do." And I think that that's just gonna have to be the way that it pivots to some degree, unless they are able to find real ones like you guys and like Chris and stuff that, that clearly are reviewing and rating things from a perspective of knowing their audience and knowing what their audience expe- expects and is looking for.

Well, uh, critics are supposed to go in unbiased and rate the movie based on, you know, the performances and all that.

And I think that for years, for years, uh, they've had a biased r- re- you know, biased outlook on things.

So they haven't been going in, you know, unbiased, without an agenda.

They've been going in with an agenda this whole time, and I think that that's why people stopped calling them movie critics and it's sort of leaned into the access media.

That, that's basically what they are.

They're access media now, no longer movie critics, and that's why so many people have relied on word of mouth, you know, YouTubers, people without an agenda, people that aren't being compensated by movie studios or getting all this free stuff and free access from movie studios to come and hype up and go and watch their films, um, who wanna keep that access to those studios in order to get all of this stuff.

[laughs]

It doesn't matter what you say right there.

All that matters, Jimmy, vibes.

[laughs]

This one is super upbeat.

This one is super upbeat.

And you say the word forever so the viewer is hopeful.

And then one of her colleagues interjects.

"Oh my God, the same thing happened to my friend.

It sounds so familiar," she kept saying.

She had a friend that she met online.

He took her to Hawaii, too, and he was scamming her.

An answer comes back before their shift is done.

She brought her phone over to me and showed me the picture of the person, and I remember vividly his image.

My heart just sunk.

So let's talk a little bit about these walks.

For me, they've been really important, especially being on maternity leave.

It can be quite lonely, uh, it can be quite isolating at times.

And I'm very much somebody that likes being outside, um, I always have done.

I find it is really good for stress relief, um, and when you feel a bit overwhelmed, which, you know, are common things to feel when, [laughs] when you become a mum.

So when I discovered these walks, it just seemed perfect.

It was like a perfect way of getting outside, getting Jacob outside, um, [laughs] and look at his smile.

Is that the plan, Jacob?

No.

That's so dope.

Orido fit the world seamlessly.

His relentless energy and penchant for pushing machines to their brink earning him the nickname Max.

Onscreen, Orido became the bridge between the experienced and the fans, testing new cars with an expertise that transcended mere performance stats.He made handling and drivability feel like living concepts.

The touge battles showcased his drifting skills, as well as his intricate understanding of tuning culture.

His easy humor and charming demeanor found a counterpoint in Keiichi Tsuchiya, The Drift King, whose analytical approach provided balance.

Yeah.